ALLMedicine™ Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Center

Aug 1st, 2021 - Correction: The anterior cruciate ligament injury controversy: is "valgus collapse" a sex-specific mechanism?|2021||

Jul 24th, 2021 - Neuromuscular training programs that include movement pattern retraining and strengthening, plyometric, and balance exercises are recommended for anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention. Recent evidence suggests that the effectiveness of thes...

Jul 22nd, 2021 - Although anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is a generally successful procedure, failure is still relatively common. An increased posterior tibial slope (PTS) has been shown to increase the anterior position of the tibia relative to ...

Jul 22nd, 2021 - Anterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstruction (ACLR) affects articular cartilage thickness profiles about the tibial, femoral, and patellar surfaces; however, it's unclear whether the magnitudes of change in cartilage thickness, as well as ...

Jul 21st, 2021 - Smaller femoral intercondylar notch volume has been identified as a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament injury. The present study aims to investigate differences in the intercondylar notch volume based on differences in the morphology of Bl...

Jun 30th, 2016 - The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has developed the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) document Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. Evidence-based information, in conjunction with the clinical expertise of physicians, was used...

Apr 4th, 2019 - Whereas three percent of amateur athletes injure their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) each year, this percentage can be as high as 15% in elite athletes. Because the ACL contains mechanoreceptors it directly influences the neuromuscular control ...

Oct 25th, 2017 - For many years, our laboratory has been examining the functional capabilities and movement strategies of individuals who sustain anterior cruciate ligament injuries of the knee. Using a battery of clinical tests and measures with these athletes, w...

Mar 3rd, 2009 - Despite intense study of anterior cruciate ligament injury during the past three decades, the mechanisms of this injury have not been clearly defined. A recent study by the Principle Investigator identified differences in leg alignment when a sing...

Dec 17th, 2018 - ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RISK POTENTIAL IN SOCCER PLAYERS If a comprehensive neuromotor rehabilitation program is to be used effectively with soccer athletes, then the first priority is to define how the players should move, so that they can dem.

Jul 29th, 2018 - SAN DIEGO – Fatigue increases anterior cruciate ligament injury risk in adolescent athletes, results from a field-based drop-jump study demonstrate. Doug Brunk/MDedge News Dr.

Oct 28th, 2011 - SAN DIEGO – The more severe an anterior cruciate ligament injury, the more likely patients are to develop arthritis in the injured knee; structural changes might even be seen within 4 years of the trauma, a small study has shown. In results presen.

Jan 20th, 2011 - DENVER – High school girl athletes are at 3. 3-fold greater risk of incurring an anterior cruciate ligament injury than are boys playing the same or similar sports, according to a national study.

VAIL, COLO. — Girls and young women who engage in sports will have enhanced performance and less risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury with specific strength and proprioceptive training that lasts only 15 minutes rather than a longer session,.